It’s that time of year to celebrate dear ol’ dad! To mark Father’s Day, we’ve rounded up 50 inspiring, funny, poignant, and even just silly quotes about and from famous fathers.

We’ve got lines from all types of fathers and children—from authors, comedians and musicians to politicians, athletes and actors. Some are so classic you’ve likely read or heard them before; others are more obscure. Barack Obama and William Shakespeare are quoted here; so are Keith Urban and even Jay-Z. But they all have one thing in common: they all celebrate fatherhood.

1. “I think back to the day I drove Michelle and a newborn Malia home from the hospital nearly 13 years ago—crawling along, miles under the speed limit, feeling the weight of my daughter’s future resting in my hands. I think about the pledge I made to her that day: that I would give her what I never had—that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father. I knew that day that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless she had every opportunity in hers.” —Barack Obama

Barack Obama (Getty Images)

2. “My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work.” —Steve Young

3. “The only way I can describe [fatherhood]—it sounds stupid, but—at the end of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, you know how his heart grows like five times? Everything is full; It’s just full all the time.” —Matt Damon

4. “What makes Will the best father in the world to me is that he’s there, not just there in a way that’s traditional. The emotional support he offers his children is immeasurable.” —Jada Pinkett Smith

5. “It’s chaos at times, but there’s such joy in the house. I look and there’s our boy from Vietnam and our daughter from Ethiopia, and our girl was born in Namibia, and our son is from Cambodia, and they’re brothers and sisters, man. They’re brothers and sisters and it’s a sight for elation. We have the capability to give a child a home, and let me tell you it’s selfish, too, because the reward has been extraordinary.” —Brad Pitt

6. “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” —Anne Geddes

7. “I just sit there and make up songs and sing to [my son] in gibberish. I’m very good at gibberish now.” —Elton John

8. “During the sole argument we had when [Chelsea] was in high school, the subject of which I don’t even remember, I looked at her and said, ‘As long as you’re in this house, being president is my second most important job'” —Bill Clinton

9. “He has always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.” —Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea, Hillary, and Bill Clinton (Getty Images)

10. “There should be a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep.’” —Jim Gaffigan

11. “My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'” —Michael Jordan

12. “I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. If it was socially acceptable I’d be the first one to have my kid in a full helmet and like a cage across his face mask.” —Will Arnett

13. “Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you’re 12, but every day.” —Mike Myers

14. “My father would lift me high / And dance with my mother and me and then / Spin me around til I fell asleep / Then up the stairs he would carry me / And I knew for sure I was loved.” —Luther Vandross

15. “Years ago we used to play / He used to laugh when I ran away / But when I fell and hurt my knee / He would run to comfort me / And the pain would go away.” —The Monkees

16. “The older I get the more I can see / How much he loved my mother and my brother and me / And he did the best that he could / And I only hope when I have my own family That everyday I see a little more of my father in me.” —Keith Urban

17. ““It’s been the most amazing experience I could ever possibly imagine.” —Prince Harry

23. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” —Mark Twain

Mark Twain (Getty Images)

24. “If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a 50 percent chance of being right.” —Bill Cosby

25. “Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.” —Jon Stewart

26. “I’ll never forget the moment I became a dad. It’s hard to describe—that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy, the clarity: Nothing is more important than this.” —Tom Cruise

27. “I’m probably the most uncool guy that [my daughters] know—as far as they are concerned anyway—‘cause I’m Dad. I mean dads just aren’t cool—especially when I dance! They don’t want me to dance.” —Tim McGraw

28. “I’ve never been part of anything so great as those three kids.” —Al Roker

33. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me.” —Jim Valvano

34. “I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by [my father].” —Halle Berry

35. “My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.” —Pete Rose

36. “Having children is like living in a frat house—nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.” —Ray Romano

37. “The nicest Father’s Day surprise of all for Dad would be if you handed him a box, and he unwrapped it, and there, inside, sitting on a bed of folded tissue, was the pair of his undershorts that somebody threw away six months ago (without asking Dad) because they had reached the stage where they were 3 percent undershorts and 97 percent holes. Dad misses those undershorts. They were his Faithful Undershorts Companion.” —Dave Barry

38. “Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” ―John Wilmot

George H.W. Bush with son George W. at Yale in 1947.

39. “I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.” —George W. Bush

40. “He was a father. That’s what a father does.Eases the burdens of those he loves.Saves the ones he loves from painful last images that might endure for a lifetime.” —George Saunders

41. “”I think that my strong determination for justice comes from the very strong, dynamic personality of my father … I have rarely ever met a person more fearless and courageous than my father … The thing that I admire most about my dad is his genuine Christian character. He is a man of real integrity, deeply committed to moral and ethical principles. He is conscientious in all of his undertakings … If I had a problem I could always call Daddy.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

43. “I remember my daughter Deni coming along, and she was so pure and caring of everybody and everything. And somehow, this little being managed to get around all the obstacles — the gun turrets, the walls, the moats, the sentries — that were wrapped around my heart. My heart at that time needed her … I think it’s the best thing going, parenthood.” —Woody Harrelson

44. “Parenting is about being competent and responsible. It’s not about gender, necessarily.” —Dan Savage

45. “When you have kids, there’s no such thing as quality time. There’s just time. There’s no, ‘Ooh, his graduation’s better than going to the mall.’ It’s all kind of equal. Changing her diaper and her winning a contest — it’s all good.” —Chris Rock

46. “I worry about that every single day: Am I being a good father?” —MattLauer

48. “Being Chinese immigrants in the United States, it was important for my parents to maintain ties that went back a long time. They led by example. My dad didn’t bring his work pressures home. We were always aware of them and would go as kids to his office and run around. But when he came home, he was able to leave things behind, at least from our perspective, and focus on us.” —C.C. Pei, son of I.M. Pei, architect of the Louvre Pyramid

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